Skunk Ape Research Headquarters - Ochopee, Florida

Posted by The Burger Beast
Last year on my drive to Marco Island I saw this giant Panther and wondered "What the Hell?"This year on the trip back to Miami, I stopped in with Marcela to check out what exactly Skunk Ape Research Headquarters is. You walk in to what amounts to a gift shop selling t-shirts, magnets (alright, I'm a sucker, I bought one) and the Everglades Skunk Ape Research Field Guide . Let's not forget about the The Ochopee Skunk Ape Movie that is on sale also. The Field Guide is rather cheapy and looks like it was drawn by a 3rd grader which is why I decided against it. Once you check out the tourist trap area , for a measly $3 you can walk into the back area and check out gators, iguanas, turtles, snakes and birds. Not bad for $3 if you ask me. I did feel that at any point Leatherface was going to jump out and saw us in half (we were the only people here other than the 2 guys who work here)but my burger sense did note issue any warnings.The dude who works with the animals was pretty cool and took out the baby gator and the birds so we could see them up close. I have a feeling you could ask him to take out the snakes also. He also talked to us about the Skunk Ape and how it's pretty much the Big Foot of the Everglades. I also saw this sign on the way out which I found rather funny.
Cool place to check out if you have an hour or less to kill, and you can't go wrong for $3.


Skunk Ape Research Headquarters
40904 Tamiami Trail East, Ochopee, FL
239-695-2275
Hours: 7AM-7PM Daily
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